The investigation deepens...

There was an interesting article in today’s Independent.

“Jonathan Powell, Number 10's chief of staff, will be interviewed later this month about e-mails and documents discovered in Downing Street offices that indicate Labour Party backers were offered honours in exchange for loans or donations.”

If true and it depends very much on what is meant by “indicate,” sounds as though there will be plenty of evidence to bring a prosecution. The question is how high can be proven it goes?

In relation to Lord Goldsmith and his decision over the prosecution, from the same article:

“Lord Goldsmith, 56, who was made a life peer in 1999 and appointed by Tony Blair in 2001, is usually consulted by the Crown Prosecution Service over high-profile and complex cases. He is a former donor to the party and a close political ally of Mr Blair.”

So a Peer, who has made donations to the Labour Party could be the one to decide if people should be prosecuted for giving peerages to those who have donated money. That’s the world of politics!